Weight Management: Metabolic Health, Bulking & Fat Loss Strategies

Weight management often depends on calculating metabolic rates, understanding fat biochemistry, and tailoring exercise programming for either muscle acquisition or structured fat reduction.

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How Females Get Six-Pack Abs

Published Apr,24 2018  |  By Andrea Cespedes

Six pack abs require commitment to a healthy, portion-controlled diet and lots of precise exercise. A woman must reduce her body fat levels for her abs to pop.

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Process of Losing Weight

Published Apr,24 2018  |  By Andrea Johnson

At the most basic level, weight loss occurs when your body uses more calories than you consume. But here's a look at what's going on during the weight-loss process.

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How to Get Rid of Pudgy Fingers

Published Apr,23 2018  |  By Christina DeBusk

If your fingers are pudgier than you'd like, this can cause you angst. There are things you can do to get trim and tone fingers.

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How Many Calories Do You Burn Lying Down?

Published Apr,23 2018  |  By William McCoy

The rate at which you burn calories while lying down is extremely low, but through specific exercises, it's possible to boost your basal metabolic rate to elevate the number of calories you burn during rest.

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Non-Starving, 1200-Calorie Diet

Published Apr,23 2018  |  By Andrea Cespedes

Following a 1,200 calorie a day plan doesn't have to mean you are constantly hungry β€” here is the best way to do it and lose weight!

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How Does the Body Excrete Fat?

Published Apr,23 2018  |  By Andrea Cespedes

When your body is in this state of caloric deficit, it uses your fat stores for energy in a complex chemical process that eventually leads you to excrete most of the excess fat via your lungs.

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Guinness Diet

Published Apr,23 2018  |  By A.M. Tacon

Learn more about the so-called "Guinness Diet" -- a diet of drinking solely Guinness beer, a stour beer created in Dublin, Ireland, in 1759.

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1,200 Calories a Day Meal Plan With Snacks

Published Apr,19 2018  |  By Brian Willett

Although diets that restrict certain types of foods or nutrients are popular choices for weight loss, successful dieting depends on whether you can expend more calories than you consume on a daily basis.

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The Best Protein Powder for Gaining Muscle

Published Apr,16 2018  |  By Andrea Cespedes

You need extra protein when you're working out to gain muscle. But if you're getting tired of grilled chicken and boiled eggs you might consider taking a protein supplement.

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I Am Building Muscle But Not Losing Weight

Published Apr,13 2018  |  By Sylvie Tremblay, MSc

Building muscle is great for your health β€” and your appearance β€” but gaining so much muscle that you don't see a difference on the scale can be frustrating.

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What's the Best Way to Lose a Beer Belly?

Published Apr,12 2018  |  By Nicole Vulcan

While you don't need to make sweeping, radical lifestyle changes to rid yourself of the beer belly, you should take some steps to incorporate healthier habits that can help you reduce that bulging midsection.

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1,500-Calorie Diet for Men

Published Apr,12 2018  |  By Erin Coleman, R.D., L.D.

Diets containing 1,500 calories per day are considered weight-loss diets for the majority of men. But depending on how active you are, you may need more.

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